| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | |
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 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? logo (TV5 version). Note the peso signs. |
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| Format | Quiz show |
| Created by | David Briggs |
| Developed by | Viva Television 2000-2002 |
| Presented by | IBC: Christopher De Leon TV5: Vic Sotto |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| No. of seasons | 7 (IBC) 3 (TV5) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | IBC (2000-2002) TV5 (2009 - present) |
| Original run | IBC November 20, 2000- December 14, 2002 TV5 May 23, 2009 – Present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK game show) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US game show) |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (also known as WW2BAM) is a Filipino game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The main goal of the game is to win 2 million Philippine pesos (earlier 1 million) by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. There are three lifelines: 50:50 (fifty-fifty), Phone-a-Friend and Ask the Audience.
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? was broadcast from 2000 to 2002 on the government-sequestered Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation, produced by Viva Television [1][2], and was hosted by actor Christopher de Leon.
On May 23, 2009, the game show returned under a new home over TV5[3], with actor-host-comedian Vic Sotto as the new host.[4][5]
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2000-2002: Viva/IBC Version
It was hosted by actor Christopher de Leon. The first season of the original Millionaire, which began on November 20, 2000, had its 15th question prize of P1,000,000. In 2001, the final question's prize was doubled to P2,000,000.
The show lost its popularity soon after its original studio in Parañaque City (Viva Television Studio, the same one used by the Philippine version of The Weakest Link) was destroyed by a fire, and after the show moved to Riverbanks Center in Marikina City. Its last original episode was aired December 14, 2002.
No one has ever won their game in the sense of answering all fifteen questions correctly in this incarnation. There have been two contestants who went the closest: DLSU professor Amelita Lopez-Forbes and actress Sharon Cuneta, who each answered 14 questions correctly and won a million pesos in separate instances in 2001.
The money tree used in the IBC version is as follows (bold values indicate guaranteed amounts):
- P1,000
- P2,000
- P3,000
- P5,000
- P10,000
- P20,000
- P30,000
- P40,000
- P50,000
- P100,000
- P200,000
- P300,000
- P500,000
- P1,000,000
- P2,000,000 (top prize)
(In the 2000 edition, it should be noted that the last three tiers were P400,000, P500,000, and P1,000,000.)
2009-present: TV5 Version
On April 2009, plugs about the "comeback" of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? started airing on TV5 (Associated Broadcasting Company, and is the first show taken from IBC 13). Vic Sotto was also announced to host the said show. A promo is being sponsored by the network in connection to its comeback. [6] Contestants who want to join are also invited to submit their name through an SMS number. The new show had its return to Philippine screens on May 23, 2009.
Despite changes into the format in the parent and US versions, the revival keeps all original elements (i.e. fifteen questions, Faster Finger First, and three lifelines). However, several visible changes are seen, such as a redesigned logo, a new opening sequence, and new music and graphics, all in line with standards on many of its counterparts around the world. The money tree, shown below, has also been modified (only the P1,000 and the seven-digit tiers were retained; guaranteed amounts, as with the money tree in the previous section, are shown in bold):
- P1,000
- P3,000
- P5,000
- P10,000
- P20,000
- P35,000
- P50,000
- P70,000
- P100,000
- P150,000
- P250,000
- P400,000
- P600,000
- P1,000,000
- P2,000,000 (top prize)
References
- ^ Who Wants to Be A Millionaire: Feature Show Archived retrived via www.viva.com.ph 04-05 2009
- ^ WWTBAM Feature Article coutesy of www.telebisyon.net retrived via www.telebisyon.net 04-05-2009
- ^ Fragment of the old show retrived via www.youtube.com 04-05-2009
- ^ http://www.pep.ph/news/21758/Vic-Sotto-hosts-his-first-game-show-via-%3Cem%3EWho-Wants-To-Be-A-Millionaire%3C-em%3E
- ^ Who Wants to be a Millionaire on TV5 hosted by Vic Sotto retrived via www.tv5.com.ph 05-16-2009
- ^ Vic Sotto will host TV5's Who Wants to be a Millionaire? retrived via www.pep.ph 03-13-2009
External links
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire page from TV5 website
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